Jewish Surnames 7

151. Sas

It is an acronym for ‘sofer stam,’ who is the Jewish scribe of religious texts. This surname has been adopted by those who were writers of religious texts.

152. Sasson

This Jewish surname is a variation of the name ‘Sason’ that means ‘joy’ or ‘happiness’ in Hebrew.

153. Savitz

This is an anglicized form of the name ‘Savich,’ which refers to the family line that belonged to a place called Savichi in Belarus.

154. Schatzman

It is composed of the German elements ‘Schatz’ meaning ‘treasure’ and ‘mann’ meaning ‘man.’

155. Scheiber

It is derived from the German word ‘Scheibe’ meaning a ‘pane’ or ‘sheet’ and the suffix ‘-er.’ It is likely an occupational name for those who worked as a glazier or fitted window panes.

156. Schapiro

This is a variant form of the toponymic name ‘Shapiro’ referring to European Jews who lived in the German city of Speyer.

157. Schaefer

It is derived from the German ‘schaf’ meaning ‘sheep.’ This surname refers to those whose ancestors were shepherds.

158. Schechter

It is derived from the Hebrew word ‘shachat’ for ‘butcher.’ The surname is thus an occupational one.

159. Schiffman

This name is composed of the German elements ‘schiff’ meaning ‘ship’ and ‘mann’ meaning ‘man.’ The name could have been that of a sailor or someone whose house had a sign of ship at its entrance.

160. Schneid

It is derived from the German word ‘schneide,’ which means a ‘blade.’ The name refers to those whose ancestors were in the profession of blade-making.

161. Schneider

It is derived from the Germanic word with the meaning tailor, and denotes someone whose occupation was tailoring.

162. Schor

It is taken from the Hebrew word ‘shor’ which means ‘ox.’ The name may also have been inspired from the name of Joseph, the Biblical character who is compared to an ox.

163. Schreiber

It is the German word for a ‘scribe’ or a ‘writer.’ The name could also have been derived from the Yiddish word ‘shreyber’ that means ‘scribe.’

164. Schwartzberg

This surname is made from the German elements ‘schwarz’ meaning ‘black’ and berg meaning ‘hill’ or ‘mountain.’ The toponymic name thus means ‘black mountain.’

165. Sebag

This name likely comes from the Arabic word ‘sabagh’ that means ‘dyer.’ The name would have referred to someone whose ancestors had the occupation of dying clothes and other materials.

166. Segal

The name comes from the Hebrew phrase ‘segan Leviyah’ which means ‘assistant Levite.’

The word Levite here refers to a member of a tribe called Levi, which according to the Bible was one of the tribes of Israel.

167. Shamash

This surname denotes to a sexton or beadle a synagogue. The sexton maintains the synagogue and works as a warden. The name refers to those whose ancestral profession was that of a Shamash.

168. Shapiro

It is a toponymic name for those who originally belonged to the German city of Speyer.

169. Sheffer

It is another variant of the surname ‘Schaefer,’ which is derived from the German word ‘schaf’ meaning ‘sheep.’ It was an occupational name for those who worked as shepherds.

170. Shulman

It is an elaborative form of the Yiddish word ‘shul’ meaning ‘synagogue.’ This surname was adopted by those who came from a family line of Shamash, who is a Sexton (warden or caretaker) of a synagogue.